Camp David

[ dey-vid ]

noun

1. an area, closed to the public, in Catoctin Mountain Park in N central Maryland: presidential retreat with guests' quarters and conference facilities.

Camp David

/ ˈdeɪvɪd /

noun

1. the US president's retreat in the Appalachian Mountains, Maryland: scene of the Camp David Agreement (Sept, 1978) between Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Menachem Begin of Israel, mediated by Jimmy Carter, which outlined a framework for establishing peace in the Middle East. This agreement was the basis of the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt signed in Washington (March, 1979)

Example Sentences

Saturday afternoon, hikers noticed the shoe while walking through Catoctin Mountain Park, which is part of the National Park Service near Camp David.

From Washington Post

The former president and his wife had very different work habits, and Osnos had to broker a Camp David-like peace treaty between them.

From Washington Post

A year or so later, then-President Bill Clinton convened the parties at Camp David searching for a peace agreement.

From Ozy

You can trust Mary, at that convenience store in Thurmont, way up in rural Maryland near Camp David.

From Washington Post

A weekend at Camp David with the Democratic Leadership and their families to break the ice?

From The Daily Beast

Did Yasser Arafat walk away from a “generous offer” at Camp David?

From The Daily Beast

Will Syria collapse or Egypt renege on the Camp David Accords?

From The Daily Beast

Any minute now, Ehud Barak will be elected Prime Minister and make a disaster out of Camp David.

From The Daily Beast

The best Israeli offer for a Palestinian state was given in Camp David II in 2000.

From The Daily Beast